Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-07-08
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RIVAL RaIrroad Companies.

Rival Railroad Companies.
LINCOLN, Neb., July Ga serious
riot was threatened yesterday alter
noon between gangs Of men employed
in LAYING track for the rival street a
companies on Tenth street. Both
companies were fighting for the pos
session of the street, and as fast as
rails were laid by one gang the other
would tear them up and replace them
bv their own. The leaders finally
drew revolvers and guarded their men
with loud threats until the police
stepped in and put three OF them I'M
der arrest. Among those arrested was
John Fitzgerald, President OF the
Irish National League Of America, and
a stakeholder in the rival company.
He was fined SO.
Murder at the Presidio.
SAX Francisco, July 6.-Private
Bateman, OF Troop A Second Cavalry,
shot and killed First Sergeant Sopher
of his troop at Preside barracks yes
terday. Both men were in the parade
in this city and the Sergeant had
trouble with Bateman, having ordered
him out OF a drinking saloon. Bate
man failed to report for roll-call and
the Sergeant went TO wake him. On
leaving the building Bateman followed
him and shot him in the face. The
Sergeant fell and Bateman fired a sec
ond shot, killing him. Capt. Doane,
commanding the troop, describes the
murderer as a man of unbridled pas
sion. The murderer was placed In
irons.
Narrow Escape of BaIioonists.
PORTLAND, Me-, July 6.-Professor
Charles H. Grinnelly, accompanied
by a newspaper correspondent, made
a balloon acension from Lincoln Park
yesterday. At the height OF 5000 feet
the balloon struck a westerly current
and was carried out to sea. An at
tempt was made TO land on some
islands in the harbor, but without
avail, and the balloon descended
three miles from shore In Casco Bay.
The men were dragged through the
water at a rapid rate for two miles,
when they we're rescued in an ex-
hausted condition by the crew OF a
yacht.
Brewery Burned.
Butte, Montana, July 6. The
brewery at Glendale, Montana, was
burned to the ground last night.
Schauer, the proprietor, who was
sleeping on the second floor, was
burned to death. He was a ma.
tive of Germany about 40 years Of
age, unmarried, and had no relatives
in this country. He was making
preparations to return TO Germany,
having received a legacy OF $500 left
him by the recent death of his father.
The building was owned by John
Schmit and valued at 5000.
A Brutal Prize Fight.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, July Gone O
the most brutal prize fights that evel
occurred in this county took place yes
terday near Noticoke. The contestants
were Thomas Hoar of this place anG
Peter Hurley of Noticoke. The figh'
was to a finish, and II desperate
rounds were fought, both men beinl
severely punished. When time wal
called for the se~venty-second rounC
Hoar could not see and said he haC
enough, and the fight was awarded
Hurley.
A TreacherOus Lover.
SUMMERsIDE, July Ga week ago
Miss Joplin of this place left home
for the purpose of meeting her seducer
William Millman. To-day her body
was found in the river, with two bullet
holes in the head and neck, and a ropt
around the neck to which a stone was
attached. Millman and a man named
Bryntone have been arrested.
The Fate OF n Niagara River Swim,
mer.
NIAGARA FALLS, July 6.-Richart
Cronin, while attempting to swim
across the Niagara river to-day, start
ing from Maid OF the MIST landing
was caught in a current and carried
down through the whirlpool. Cronir
came to the Falls from Boston about q
week ago.
Mortality I'm New York.
New YORK, July 6.-The mortality
in this city begins to excite alarm
Monday 200 people died, and yester'
day the deaths of POS were reported